Third Life Reincarnation: Finally Born Into a Magical World

Naturally, the leaders of the three districts would never admit that what everyone had just witnessed might be true.

If it were true, it would mean that a single North District candidate had defeated dozens of candidates from the three districts.

Wouldn't that be a direct slap to their faces?

So the three district leaders quickly united in opinion and defended their own side.

Elder Lu simply listened quietly.

Then he gave a small cold laugh.

"Well," he said calmly, "whether the North District is still the old North District… we'll find out soon enough."

"No matter how much you argue now, it won't change anything."

Elder Lu did not bother explaining further.

If he told them that the candidate responsible for all of this was Ryan, a person who could easily defeat the War Emperor Rank powerhouse who had attacked them earlier, they would probably treat him like a madman.

Without seeing it with their own eyes, who would believe it?

Facts would speak louder than any explanation.

At the same time, Elder Lu himself was also extremely curious.

What kind of astonishing performance would Ryan deliver during this entrance exam?

Just then, Gong Liansheng finally spoke.

"Enough."

His voice was calm but carried unquestionable authority.

"Today is only the first day of the entrance examination. There are still several days left."

"Whatever happened earlier will naturally become clear in time."

"There is no point arguing now."

Once Gong Liansheng spoke, the others naturally stopped their dispute and turned their attention back to the illusion screen.

But at that moment—

A strange scene appeared on the screen.

And the sight shocked everyone present in Western Mansion.

The image displayed a new perspective.

It seemed that one of the candidates had climbed to the top of a very high cliff and was now standing at its peak, looking down across the entire Holy Land.

Through that candidate's viewpoint, the vast landscape of the sacred land spread out clearly before everyone watching in the plaza.

At first, nothing seemed unusual.

After all, the entrance exam had been held many times over the years. Everyone in Western Mansion was already extremely familiar with the terrain and environment of Holy Land.

But then—

Someone noticed something strange.

Inside the endless green forest of Holy Land, there was suddenly a large white region.

It stretched across nearly a hundred meters.

The white zone stood out sharply against the surrounding green jungle, looking completely out of place.

For a moment, everyone wondered when such a strange area had appeared.

But when they looked more carefully, they realized the truth.

It wasn't a patch of white land.

Within that area, everything had been covered in thick ice and snow.

Flowers.

Trees.

Birds.

Beasts.

Even the ground itself.

All of it had been frozen solid.

Through the illusion screen, the audience could even see cold mist drifting upward from the frozen region. Despite being far outside the Holy Land, many of the spectators felt a chill run through their bodies.

It was as if that freezing cold had seeped through the screen itself.

Clearly—

Something had frozen everything within that area.

—

"Ding! Congratulations to player Ryan for killing an Eastern District candidate. You gained 23,000 experience points and 0 God of War points."

"Ding! Congratulations to player Ryan for killing an Eastern District candidate. You gained 15,000 experience points and 0 God of War points."

"Ding! Congratulations to player Ryan for killing a Western District candidate. You gained 53,000 experience points and 0 God of War points."

"Ding…"

Inside Ryan's mind, notification sounds continued to ring one after another.

Dozens of messages appeared almost simultaneously.

Normally, gaining so much experience would make Ryan extremely happy.

But at this moment—

He had completely forgotten about that.

Instead, he stood there in utter shock.

"…Is this really the power of the Heaven-rank martial skill 'Frozen Thousand Miles'?"

Ryan stared blankly at the surrounding environment, almost unable to believe what he was seeing.

Everywhere around him had been frozen.

The entire battlefield had transformed into a world of ice and snow.

Flowers, trees, insects, birds, animals—even the earth itself—were covered with a thick layer of ice.

And the dozens of candidates from the three districts that Ryan had been facing earlier…

They were still standing in front of him.

But now—

Each of them had been frozen solid.

Their bodies were trapped inside thick layers of ice, their faces twisted in terror.

One after another, they had turned into human-shaped ice sculptures.

"Li… Li Wei…"

While Ryan was still staring blankly at the frozen battlefield, a weak voice suddenly reached his ears.

He turned his head.

The one calling him was a candidate from the North District.

Only then did Ryan notice their condition.

When he had unleashed Frozen Thousand Miles, he had deliberately restrained the attack and avoided directly covering the area where the North District candidates stood. However, the terrifying cold generated by the technique was still far too overwhelming. Even without being inside the main attack zone, the surrounding freezing aura had already affected them.

Every one of them was lying on the ground, curled into tight balls.

Their bodies trembled uncontrollably. Their lips had turned purple, and their faces were pale and weak.

The world around them had turned into a frozen wasteland. The temperature had dropped so low that their bodies were nearly numb. Under such conditions, even speaking a single word required immense effort.

The fact that they could still call out to Ryan at all was already remarkable.

Because the martial skill had been cast by Ryan himself, he was naturally immune to its freezing effects. As the caster, the cold did not affect him at all.

That was why he had not noticed the condition of the North District candidates immediately.

If they had not called out just now and snapped him out of his daze, they might have truly frozen to death in this environment.

"…Ah."

When Ryan finally realized the situation, he immediately rushed toward them.

With a quick flip of his palm, a tiny purple flame the size of a thumb appeared above his hand.

The moment the flame appeared, an intense heat spread outward.

The temperature of the surrounding air began rising rapidly.

The thick ice and snow around them started melting at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The North District candidates immediately felt relief wash over their frozen bodies.

Then Ryan flicked his finger lightly and tossed the purple flame into the air.

Once in the air, the small flame suddenly split into four smaller sparks, each one even tinier than before.

But even in such small fragments, the power of the flame remained terrifying.

This was Heavenly Flame, after all.

Even a tiny spark of it possessed unimaginable destructive power. If an ordinary person touched it, they would instantly be burned into ashes by the terrifying heat and the flame's indestructible nature.

Under Ryan's control, the four small flames floated outward and settled in four directions around the area.

Gradually, the surrounding ice melted away.

The temperature climbed back to something close to normal.

Within the warm zone created by the Heavenly Flame, the North District candidates slowly regained color in their faces. Their stiff limbs gradually loosened, and the numbness faded from their bodies.

If Ryan had reacted even a little later, several of them might have truly died from the cold.

Now, however, they had survived.

At this moment, the North District candidates looked at Ryan with deep admiration and gratitude.

Just one martial skill…

And it had changed the world itself.

Such strength was simply terrifying.

After a while—

Aside from some lingering weakness, the North District candidates had mostly recovered. They could stand and move again.

Bai Ye walked toward Ryan.

"Thank you," he said sincerely.

"You don't need to thank me," Ryan replied awkwardly. "If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have almost frozen to death. In the end, I'm the one who nearly killed you."

"It's fine," Bai Ye said, shaking his head.

"And this thank you isn't only for saving us. It's also for helping us take revenge… and even more than that…"

He paused for a moment.

Then he looked straight at Ryan with a serious expression.

"Thank you for your advice earlier. I thought about it carefully. I finally figured things out."

"Oh?" Ryan raised an eyebrow with interest. "My advice? What did you figure out?"

"I figured out—"

Bai Ye paused dramatically.

Then suddenly his tone changed completely.

"I figured out that you bastard stole the title of Number One Genius of the Thirty-Six Cities of the North District from me! And now I'm only the second genius! What a huge loss!"

Ryan: "…?"

"But then I realized something," Bai Ye continued confidently. "Why should I compare myself to a monster like you?"

"I can compete with people from the other regions instead!"

"Even if I'm no longer the number one genius of the North District, I'm still at least the most handsome man of the thirty-six cities!"

"And also the richest man of the thirty-six cities!"

Ryan stared at him blankly.